by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Reuters—The former army general who toppled Egypt’s first freely elected president will face a leftist politician in next month’s presidential election, as they were the only candidates to enter, the committee organizing the vote said on Sunday. The...
by Mahmud El Shafey | Apr 19, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s presidential race took a step forward on Saturday as Nasserite presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahi officially submitted his candidacy to the Presidential Elections Commission, making him the second candidate on the ballot for the...
by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Apr 14, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi formerly declared his candidacy for the presidency on Monday, ending months of speculation about when he would finally register for the poll. Egypt’s presidential elections law requires potential...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 30, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, AP—Egypt’s presidential election will be held in late May, the electoral commission announced on Sunday, finally setting dates for the crucial vote widely expected to be won by the country’s former military chief who ousted an elected president last...
by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Mar 30, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The presidential election campaigns of Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabahi got under way in earnest this weekend as the Egyptian Higher Presidential Election Commission is set to announce the official election timetable Sunday evening....
